> ... a Russian company that is working on what they call a "clue gate." The idea is to identify and filter out postings from newbies...
This has got to be an April fools joke that is just 231 days early.
Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
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Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#12That had me going for a while.
Me too. Well done, and not a bad idea. The spelling Nazi in me was already rejoicing.
Loved this line: "We observed that non-technical staff with Internet access are more likely to use their computers to view and collect pornography than to post spelling corrections."
The "clue gate" in the last paragraph is the final giveaway.
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#13ok people I just corrected my estimate of the average intelligence of HN users...
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#14This joke should only be read through an edit-for-length proxy.
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#15That had me going for a while.
Me too. Well done, and not a bad idea. The spelling Nazi in me was already rejoicing. Loved this line: "We observed that non-technical staff with Internet access are more likely to use their computers to view and collect pornography than to post spelling corrections." The "clue gate" in the last paragraph is the final giveaway.
I'm an apostrophree beta tester. When I read your comment I saw "The spelling Nazi in me was already rejoicing." It really works!
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#16That had me going for a while.
I was suckered all the way up to the point where he describes as system for removing cliches. I am that gullible.
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#17For those that have not got it. This is a Joke apostrophree is not a YC startup. Presumably its completely made up (its or it's??).
Don't bait people! Think of the time lost.
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#18Is the name 'apostrophree' a typo itself? There are no hits on Google besides this article. It seems way more efficient to have something like this running server side by whoever is hosting the content. This is something like charging for a spelling/grammar checker to read documents. As long as the publisher had a good editor I shouldn't have to pay for one.
I think the post is a joke. That would explain a lot.
That does make more sense, but there are so many stupid ideas that get funding it makes it tough to spot.
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#19Ok, I totally fell for that. I came to this thread hoping to celebrate an end to useless spelling/grammar flamewars. Oh well.
Re: Blog comment correcting startup gets $25m funding
#20this would probably work as an ajax plugin to blogging/commenting platforms, which probably already exists.